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 Two industry figures have recently debated the role of Ethereum in achieving the “crypto vision” through a series of recent social media posts.
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Ethereum researcher Dankrad Feist, renowned for his contributions to the concept of Danksharding, ignited a contentious discussion on the social platform X on May 19 by <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://twitter.com/dankrad/status/1792258506805903574?t=2PnwwGUlyz9DHqQjJ_aJ_A&amp;s=19" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">asserting</a> that Ethereum is the embodiment of the crypto vision.
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 “Ethereum: Actually realizing the crypto vision. Yes, it looks messy, but that’s because Ethereum is building for the real world. But it’s solving ALL the necessary problems and not a tiny subset”,
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he <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://twitter.com/dankrad/status/1792258506805903574?t=KpSJSlqaqFxV6HjaOxHGjQ&amp;s=19" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">posted</a>.
Feist’s statement prompted a rebuttal from Mert Mumtaz, CEO of Helius Labs, a Solana developer platform. Mumtaz <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://twitter.com/0xMert_/status/1792275717243191510?t=1mqBFxNEc1epgqRK-6ekpA&amp;s=19" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">contended</a> that the crypto market comprehends the “necessary problems” more holistically than any single entity could.
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 this assumes you understand the set of all problems that are necessary better than anyone else
 you don’t — only the market does
 — mert | helius | hSOL (@0xMert_) <a href="https://twitter.com/0xMert_/status/1792275717243191510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">May 19, 2024</a>
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However, Feist <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://twitter.com/dankrad/status/1792276259268919550?t=hDJNb0hCl4hNupaWvTLdpQ&amp;s=19" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">remained</a> doubtful about the true extent of the market’s prioritization of decentralization.
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 “The market cannot tell you whether you are realizing the crypto vision as far as decentralization and censorship resistance are concerned. For example, banks today obviously have good PMF without being decentralized in any way.”
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Mumtaz <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://twitter.com/0xMert_/status/1792277727745122667?t=LKaUPZ6HJTqPaW33XDFOYQ&amp;s=19" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">countered</a> by pointing out that market dynamics are diverse, suggesting that it’s impossible to determine if the problems being addressed are correct. Mumtaz&nbsp; implied that individuals valuing decentralization and censorship resistance would naturally lean towards Ethereum “if they believe it best embodies such a vision.”&nbsp;
In response, Feist <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://twitter.com/dankrad/status/1792287189792915944?t=VBsBffDZs0wEfr7hVf0x-Q&amp;s=19" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">reiterated</a> his belief that the market doesn’t place a high value on decentralization, asserting that he would never allow the market to be the ultimate judge. This final statement prompted Mert’s last response in the exchange.
The conversation follows the controversy around the Ethereum Foundation’s Justin Drake <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://twitter.com/drakefjustin/status/1792143477163106787?t=japFgEP3Ls4DjeMOOhK9OA&amp;s=19" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">accepting</a> a paid advisory position at EigenFoundation.
Drake, already a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, is reportedly receiving a substantial EIGEN token incentive for his new role. This has raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest, as noted by one commentator.
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EigenLayer, an Ethereum restaking protocol associated with EigenFoundation, has also sparked controversy. Its recent “life-changing” airdrop <a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://blog.eigenfoundation.org/announcement/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">announcement</a> came with tokens that cannot be transferred or sold until a future, undisclosed date.
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